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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued this tornado warning at Sep 2, 2016, 9:05 PM EDT for Carteret County, North Carolina. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2016, 9:05 PM EDT (01:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2016, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Carteret County, NC
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 9:20 PM EDT | TORNADO | Straits, NC | CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO NEAR STRAITS. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OFF OR BLOWN DOWN. OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTOYED. |
| Sep 2, 9:23 PM EDT | TORNADO | Marshallberg, NC | CONFIRMED EF1 TORNADO NEAR MARSHALLBERG. TREES SNAPPED OFF AND ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Newport, NC (KMHX), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 31 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 512 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 335 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 643 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
756
WFUS52 KMHX 030105
TORMHX
NCC031-030130-
/O.NEW.KMHX.TO.W.0009.160903T0105Z-160903T0130Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
905 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEWPORT HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 930 PM EDT
* AT 904 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE...OR 11 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL CARTERET COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
PLEASE SEND YOUR REPORTS OF WIND AND/OR HAIL DAMAGE...INCLUDING
TREES OR LARGE LIMBS DOWNED...BY CALLING THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT AT 1-800-889-6889.
&&
LAT...LON 3460 7662 3485 7659 3481 7642 3458 7655
TIME...MOT...LOC 0104Z 197DEG 35KT 3462 7658
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAG2 follow-up statements
178
WWUS52 KMHX 030116
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
916 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
NCC031-030130-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160903T0130Z/
CARTERET NC-
916 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTY...
AT 915 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR RACHEL CARSON ESTUARINE RESERVE...OR 9 MILES EAST OF
MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM IS HEADED TOWARDS HARKERS ISLAND AND
OTHER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT AT 1-800-889-
6889. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3468 7660 3485 7658 3481 7644 3467 7654
TIME...MOT...LOC 0115Z 193DEG 26KT 3470 7657
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAG845
WWUS52 KMHX 030123
SVSMHX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
923 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
NCC031-030130-
/O.CON.KMHX.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160903T0130Z/
CARTERET NC-
923 PM EDT FRI SEP 2 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTY...
AT 922 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT LIGHTHOUSE...OR 13 MILES
EAST OF MOREHEAD CITY...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARSHALLBERG...SMYRNA...DAVIS...
AND RURAL PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CARTERET COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN
A MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORNADOES ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND CONFIRM AT NIGHT. DO NOT
WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!
IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...CALL THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN NEWPORT AT 1-800-889-
6889. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE PATH OF DANGEROUS
WEATHER.
&&
LAT...LON 3471 7660 3485 7658 3481 7644 3470 7652
TIME...MOT...LOC 0122Z 191DEG 31KT 3473 7650
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
DAGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Newport/Morehead City, NC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin, Onslow | 92 min |
| Sep 2, 8:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 18 min | |
| Sep 2, 9:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Pamlico | 119 min |
| Sep 2, 9:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Carteret | 14 min |
| Sep 2, 9:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Carteret | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 9:58 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Carteret | 92 min |
| Sep 2, 10:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 26 min | |
| Sep 2, 10:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Tyrrell, Washington | 115 min |
| Sep 2, 10:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir and 3 more | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 52 min | |
| Sep 2, 11:34 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 116 min |
| Sep 3, 12:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Pitt, Tyrrell and 1 more | 117 min |
| Sep 3, 12:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Dare, Hyde | 92 min |
| Sep 3, 12:52 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Dare | 23 min |
| Sep 3, 12:59 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Craven | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:01 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Jones | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 1:16 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | MHX | Dare | 16 min |
| Sep 3, 1:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MHX | 39 min | |
| Sep 3, 2:19 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MHX | Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington | 116 min |
| Sep 3, 3:25 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Beaufort | 24 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:38 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Pitt | 28 hr |
| Sep 3, 7:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MHX | 4 days | |
| Sep 3, 10:28 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin | 60 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.